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Good day to you, dear friends! Tell me a little secret and tell me your own fears get in the way? How many opportunities have you had to sacrifice because of an obsessive self-doubt? How often do you feel hurt and get mad at yourself for the fact that other people become successful and implement those ideas that you did not dare to implement? If you have never experienced such feelings, then I am amazed, because you are a real rock! If you are already accustomed to such sensations and resigned to their presence in your life, well, it's a pity, here I am powerless to change anything.

My article today is designed for those of you who, despite fear, are ready take risks and follow your dreams, desires and ideal life. In previous articles, I told you about the features of freelancing, showed you the strengths and weak sides the life of a free worker. Since you have a complete picture of the life of a remote worker, you have an idea of ​​\u200b\u200bwhat it consists of, it's time to figure out how to become a freelancer from scratch.

What is a freelancer?

I am sure that many of you would appreciate the opportunity to go in a dressing gown and slippers to your work office, located just a couple of meters from the bedroom and kitchen. To make this dream come true, it is enough just to change your stable job in the company to a remote one. Interested in such a prospect? Then let's figure out what is freelance work on the Internet, and who is a freelancer.

If we hit back a little in hoary antiquity and go back to the Middle Ages, it will become clear that in those days freelancers were called freelance knights. Today, this title is worn by people who work from home and work on individual projects for a fee. Freelancers can be involved simultaneously in several areas of activity and work with several customers at once.

By the way, work is far from always remote, free workers are also found among builders who make repairs in apartments and houses, and among plumbers who skillfully repair pipes. Nevertheless, in the vast majority of cases, employers and contractors find each other precisely in the Internet. They also carry their working relationships there. In general, it was the growth in the popularity of the Internet that provoked the freelance boom and made this type of employment in demand.

In some way, individual entrepreneurs can also be considered freelancers, however, in no case should these two concepts be equated. This is because a freelancer is usually one single person hired to do a specific amount of work. But at individual entrepreneur there may well be a staff that he will supervise.

Freelance work remotely is complete lack of leadership, weekdays Monday to Friday and strict scheduling regime labor day from 9 to 18.

Counting money: how much can you earn?

Well, let's move on to the most interesting - counting money? I am sure that many of you are eager to find out how much freelancers earn, and what you can count on if you change jobs. I must say right away that earnings on freelance will largely depend on the amount of time you devote to work, the field of activity, your qualifications and experience. In addition, in many ways, your success will also depend on the ability present your services. Relying on own experience, I can safely say that an experienced freelancer can earn 2 or even 3 times more than his office colleagues in similar positions.

Well, if you translate experience, skill, qualifications and hard work into numbers, it turns out that the average freelancer earns about $ 500 a month. Moreover, this amount can be earned both by a person without education, and by a highly qualified specialist with a higher education. In the case of freelancing, customers look directly at your skills and talents, and not at the color of the diploma. It is for this reason that such a profession ideal for students who are looking for work and are just gaining experience.

It is not at all rare that freelancers manage to get 2-3 thousand dollars per month. True, such amounts are most often earned professional designers, programmers and website optimizers. If you are not going to completely abandon your main job, continue your studies at the university or want to find a part-time job for the weekend, then the freelancing profitability for you will be about $ 150-200 per month. In general, not such bad money, is it?

Registration on the freelance exchange FL.RU

Who is freelance for?

If you don’t know where to start building your own freelance career, I suggest you first figure out what How close is this lifestyle to you?. To do this, it is enough to get answers to a few simple questions.

What personal qualities and skills should a good freelancer have?

Successful a remote worker is, first of all, a self-confident, resourceful, enterprising, active, flexible and, of course, organized person. In addition, you will need to learn how to work in the " multitasking". This skill is simply necessary in order to manage to carry out several projects at the same time and meet the deadlines agreed with the customer.

How to determine the amount of payment for services?

For beginner freelancers, this question often becomes a real stumbling block. To determine the amount of remuneration for your own work, I advise you explore websites and forums, which reveal the topic of the value of the profession in which you plan to earn remotely. In addition, a win-win way to find out the cost of working from home for newbies is to find out how much an hour of labor of a similar full-time specialist costs, and increase it by 25-50%(This amount includes additional expenses such as taxes, insurance, pension contributions, equipment and office supplies). Don't forget that at least a quarter of your work will consist of activities that you won't be able to pay for (this includes analytics, marketing, accounting, and the like).

If you get a chance, try to find out how much experienced freelancers who specialize in the same industry as you charge for their services. In order not to face the problem of how to make money on freelancing for a beginner, I advise you during the first working year to work at a slightly reduced rate. This will simplify the search for clients, allow you to quickly gain experience and declare yourself as a specialist.

Do your research

If you really want to learn freelancing for beginners and become a successful professional, you will have to careful analysis.

Try the work-zilla exchange with simple tasks

Step-by-step guide "How to become a successful freelancer"

Well, now let's figure out how to start working as a freelancer on the Internet, and what you need to have in order to succeed in this business.

1. Get a computer and free access to the Internet. Now your way to the office and back will look something like this: turn on the laptop - you are at work, turn it off - the working day is over. Remember! When you sit in front of the monitor screen, you are a first-class specialist, no more, no less. Try to develop a habit and bring it to the level of a reflex.
2. Create wallets in electronic payment systems. About that, you can find out in my separate article. However, in addition to an electronic wallet in this payment system, I advise you to also get wallets in Yandex Money, Qiwi. Despite the fact that this method of paying for freelance services is the most convenient and in demand on the network, I advise you not to neglect the opportunity to receive money also for bank cards . Keep your debit card handy at all times. Personally, I use tinkoff bank card . By the way, it will not be superfluous to have a bitcoin wallet in your arsenal.
   
3. Installing software for your work and the normal functioning of the PC. It’s not enough just to put a laptop on the desktop, you also need to take care of its “stuffing”. Install a good and reliable antivirus on your computer, office products like Word and Excel, download a handy screenshot and an Internet browser in which you can bookmark the most frequently used sites and web pages. A program for reading books and other text files in pdf format will also come in handy.
4. Creation of accounts in popular social networks and their design. Since you will transfer all communication with customers online, you also need to take care of communication programs. In addition to having Email and pages in in social networks it makes sense to install skype, viber and whatsapp. In general, the more options for communication you find, the better. As for the design of profiles in social networks, they should look like quite formal and appropriate. The account must contain several of your real photos on which you look well-groomed and attractive. Whatever it was, but your profile is a kind of resume, your business card on which the employer will evaluate you.
   
5. Choosing a profession, to which you have the makings and predisposition, in which you can develop as a professional. You can read about the most in-demand professions for a freelancer in 2017 in my separate article, but for now, let's take a quick look at the list of vacancies that can be found on sites for beginner remote workers.

Main list of professions and vacancies

So that you have an idea of ​​what a freelancer does and can find the most suitable type of activity for yourself, I decided to sketch out a short list of the most popular and in-demand specialties on the Internet services market. Here's what I got:

Completing tasks from 500 rubles on the Kwork exchange

Where to go in search of work?

It can be quite difficult for beginners at first - it is not clear where to look for customers, how to offer their services, which sites to monitor in order to find employment. To make this task a little easier, I will give you a few ideas, which will simplify the process of finding the first customers:

1. Register on specialized freelance exchanges. There are many sites on the network that bring together free performers and customers. I will present the best exchanges for remote workers to you a little further, but for now I advise you to think over the structure of your own portfolio and decide what you will write in your work account.
2. Browse vacancies on websites, portals and web projects that interest you. It is possible that your favorite online store is just looking for remote operator to process orders, and perhaps the VKontakte group needs a new moderator.
3. Submit job search ads on specialized sites, study the offers already available on them. For example on hh website
4. Use your social media page as a platform for self-promotion. I talked about that in a separate article. Now we are talking about how to present your service by writing an appropriate advertising post and fixing it on your wall.
5. Do separate group in social network, where you tell about your service, and promote it. Read about it in my article.
6. Become a regular visitor to thematic forums for finding remote work. Forums like searchengines.ru , seobuilding, lingvoda.ru , codeby.net And phpforum.su .

The main freelance exchanges

As for specialized exchanges, for employment, I recommend that you use the following services:

• fl.ru . An excellent platform for finding customers and contractors in the field of IT technologies. Remote advertisers, programmers, webmasters and designers - the best labor force and interesting projects can be found here. Here you can create your own directory, as well as explore the ranking of the best freelancers. By the way, the same service also has a store where you can put up for sale the fruits of your intellectual labor (articles, translations, site templates, and others).

Registering an account on the fl.ru exchange

• weblancer . In my opinion, the most successful exchange for beginners who are just starting to surf the endless expanses of freelance. In addition to the fact that many diverse projects have been collected here, the site administration is quite strict in ensuring that scammers and swindlers do not appear on the service.

Registering an account on the Weblancer exchange

• - the oldest and, perhaps, the best online freelance exchange in RuNet. Here you will have at your disposal a convenient mechanism for searching for projects of any level of complexity, and the opportunity to fully communicate with a potential customer. For a fee, you can raise your position in the freelancer rating.
• Kwork . Innovative freelance exchange, which is famous for its non-standard approach to organization labor relations between customers and providers. This site is more like a store where all services are sold at a single price - 500 rubles.
• Moguza.ru - online store of freelance services at a fixed price. Here you can sell your work for no less than 100 rubles. This approach to registration of labor relations solves the problem of large volumes of work and low wages.
• Text.ru . A specialized copyright exchange where you can find writing jobs, sell ready-made articles, or order content for your own websites or groups on social networks.

Use the copywriting exchange Text.ru

For a more detailed list of all the exchanges where you can find orders, I will present in the article "The best exchanges for remote workers." Here you will find sites with inexpensive, but at the same time quite simple projects, as well as with foreign, complex, interesting and quite generous orders in terms of payment.

First steps

Well, so that your job search is crowned with success in the shortest possible time, here's to you a little briefing how to act newbie on the exchange:

We do not make mistakes: what do novice freelancers “undermine” on?

To ensure your remote worker career doesn't go down the drain and end before it even starts, take a look at some of the most common mistakes almost all green freelancers make and try to avoid them.

Never take your workplace lightly.

Despite the fact that many remote workers start their careers at home, it makes sense to consider renting a separate office, workplace, or at least allocate a room in an apartment, equipping it as an office. Organization of the workspace is a must. Believe me, lying in bed with the TV on is extremely difficult to tune into a working mood.

Diversify your risks and never rely on a single customer

Even taking into account the fact that many companies treat freelancers with great respect, value their work and often pay more than their regular employees, you should not fall into complacency. No matter how valuable an employee you are, it is much easier to refuse your services than to fire an office employee.

Plan for periods of downtime and unemployment in your budget

Without a temporary absence of orders in freelancing, unfortunately, there is nowhere to go. That is why I advise you save a small amount every month as an emergency reserve in case one project is completed and another has not yet been found. Such financial protection your home front will allow you to accept downtime as something integral and mundane. Oh yes, do not forget that you will need money for the holidays. Because the vacation pay in freelance is not expected, you will need to take care of the financial component yourself.

Don't let things go by themselves

Your professionalism in what you charge the customer for should be on par with your professionalism in the matter of doing business. try about a quarter of the working day to devote to administrative and marketing matters. In moments of blockage, when a lot of work accumulates, it is easy to lose vigilance, stop looking for new customers and decide that workload is a constant phenomenon. Without control of your own business, success is not possible. Difficult times and serious difficulties will arise literally out of nowhere if you do not learn business management, you cannot reduce debit to credit.

And finally, a few useful tips, which will help you at the start of your career as a remote worker:

Do not be afraid of difficulties at the beginning of the journey

The ability to go through thorns to the stars will be very useful to you in free swimming. The skills of self-motivation to work, planning working hours, the ability to find clients and arranging the workplace - all this will be simply necessary at first to lay a solid foundation for a freelance career.

Be careful and don't trust anyone

Make it your rule work only on prepaid. You don't have to be too gullible towards strangers if you don't want to be left with nothing. After the project is completed in full, do not rush to immediately transfer it to the customer. Submit a small portion for review, let the employer make sure the work is done and pay for it. Only after that you can safely send him work. If the person refuses to pay, say goodbye. You leave the advance payment to yourself in order to recoup the time and effort spent on the project.

Prepare terms of reference in advance and discuss the scope of upcoming work

Detailed TOR and specified scope of work is an integral part of your interaction with the customer. This will allow you to avoid misunderstandings with the employer about what you are taking money for and what you are obligated to do, it will insure you if you are required to implement more work than was agreed at the beginning.

Learn to say "No!"

Understand that You can't earn all the money in the world, and therefore it is necessary to learn to refuse people. Calculate your time so that it is enough to complete all orders within a predetermined time frame. Do not spray, because the quality of your work and, as a result, your reputation will suffer from this. Do not rush to load all your time with orders, because no one has canceled going to the movies, relaxing, implementing your own projects and just lying on the couch.

Open IP

The issue of paying taxes is a serious and, as a rule, unresolved problem by many freelancers. Register as an individual entrepreneur, regularly replenish the state treasury with taxes and sleep peacefully. The tax authorities will not break through your doors, and pension contributions will accumulate and work for the benefit of your old age.

Connect with like-minded people

It's not uncommon for freelancers to come together and work as a team to complete complex projects. You can find a vacancy for working in a group on one of the thematic forums. It is quite possible that such cooperation will develop into the opening of your own company, and you will be able to forget about work forever. In this case, you can search for customers through the same freelance exchanges.

Summary

In general, I can safely sum up and say that freelance is a great start for your own promotion, self-realization and earning really worthy money. In addition to the fact that you will have decent income, you will gain valuable experience, find new clients and be able to create an amazing portfolio, which, I want to say, will never be superfluous. The most important - never stop and never stop evolving. If you feel like it's time to grow up as a professional and go free-swimming - go for it! You will always have time to return to your old office life, so do not be afraid of change.

That's all for me, dear friends. I sincerely wish you success in such serious undertakings. See you soon!

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What associations do you have when you hear the word "freelancing"? For many, this is a favorite pastime, a free schedule, high incomes. In a word - a dream, not a job! But is it really so? Can freelance earnings really bring the desired income? This is exactly what today's article is about.

We will analyze in detail all the points associated with this type of activity, and consider in detail:

• what is freelancing in simple words and how to make money on it;
• who is a freelancer and what does he do;
• where, how and how much can freelancers earn.

After reading this article, you will learn how to make money on freelancing for a beginner, where to start, what type of activity to choose if you don’t know how.

From this article you will learn:

How to make money on the Internet: who are freelancers and what is freelancing

I must say right away that the work is quite promising, if you approach it correctly, then it is quite possible to organize own business, your business, etc. But first things first.

Freelance means the remote execution of a specific amount of work on the instructions of the customer.

Translated from English as remote or distance work, work outside the office and not under a contract. That is, the employee performs specific tasks for a certain payment, but he does not sit in the boss's office and is not on the staff. Basically, the relationship between the employer and the contractor occurs through the Internet.

Freelancer - this is a person who independently finds a certain amount of work for himself in relation to his knowledge and skills, and receives a monetary reward for its performance.

In a word, it is a free worker or employee who does not depend on anyone. He makes up and plans his working day himself, he has no bosses and management, he works exactly where it is convenient for him, does what he likes or, at least, what he knows how to do. So to say "bird of free flight".

This direction opens up new opportunities for those people who do not have special skills in a particular field of activity. This category includes schoolchildren, students or people who were far from the currently chosen specialty for an additional or main type of income.

By the way, the site has good article about that - I advise you to read it, there are a lot of useful tips specifically for this category of the population.

Let's look at a few examples of what you can do.

Example 1 Freelance for artists and people who can draw

To work as a freelancer, it is not necessary to graduate from a special art school or art institute, you just need to be able to draw. You can earn here in 2 ways:

1. paint pictures to order;
2. draw them for inspiration and then sell them.

In addition to paintings - to paint walls, facades of buildings and even furniture with various artistic solutions.

And you can also coordinate your actions with designers. Let's say the customer wants to arrange a living room. The specialist offers him sketches, he chooses, approves, and the artist in the place planned by the designer draws some kind of still life, painting, portrait, landscape, and so on.

Example 2 Freelance for photographers

This type of earnings can be regarded simultaneously as offline and online. In offline mode, a person takes pictures, makes various interesting exciting pictures of a certain subject.

Then he sells them online, although it is possible to search for a buyer also offline, but the Internet is much easier.

Example 3 Developers and programmers of Internet technologies

If a person has experience and understands computers, software or in other similar matters, then he will also be able to earn money as a developer through freelancing. On specialized sites or in other ways, a freelancer finds bookmarks, installs or develops for them special programs (applications) necessary for the client.

This topic is especially popular in the financial markets ( trading robots for forex, binary options, stock market, technical indicators) and on various gaming services.

In recent years, with the development of Internet networks, freelance earnings have become very popular among users. Many beginners have recently learned what freelancing is and how to earn income on it, however, they quickly mastered their chosen professions and are successfully working in this direction. You can easily become one of them.

Freelance earnings algorithm

When a person knows how to do something, then he practically does not have any difficulties, everything happens somehow by itself, the main thing is to systematically fulfill all the points. , namely freelancing, occurs according to the scheme.

Work on the principle of "customer - contractor":

1. Customer search.You can use two types of search at once, through specialized exchanges freelancing and directly through ads .
2. Conclusion of a deal, receipt of technical specifications.This is a very important stage in the work, since it is here that it is necessary to discuss all the subtleties, nuances, questions of what the customer wants to receive, whether the contractor will be able to do it, and whether both parties agree with the conditions. It is necessary to consider the terms, negotiate prices and many other workflows. It is necessary to clearly formulate everything in order to avoid misunderstandings and disagreements in the future.
3. Completing a task- delivery to the client.
4. Wait until the work is accepted (approved) and get a calculation.

Work as a freelancer on the principle of "customer-performer"

The principle of cooperation through exchanges. Everything is much simpler here, as the exchanges give a kind of payment guarantees. After the customer sets his task, and the freelancer accepts it, the required amount will be blocked on the customer’s account, and after the work is accepted by him, the money will be credited to the freelancer’s account. But exchanges take their own commission for this.

Features of working on ads. Here it is somewhat more complicated. The fact is that here already all relationships will be built only on trust. Usually, after agreeing on work processes and all conditions, the customer transfers a deposit amount to the freelancer's account, in most cases it is 50% of the total cost of the order. When the work is ready, and the employer accepts it, the rest of the amount is paid.

IMPORTANT: Before starting work, customers want to get some information about the client, see his projects, if any, then ratings, reviews. Take care of this in advance!

Work on the principle of "Free sales":

1. Create a "masterpiece", that is, do some work (write an article, prepare photographs, create some kind of program).
2. "Product" advertisement. You can use social networks, contextual or teaser advertising. If you work with exchanges, then you just need to put your product up for sale, create a description for it, and indicate the price.
3. And then the work goes by analogy - the calculation after the approval of the purchase.

Earnings on freelancing according to the "free sales" scheme

Usually, several hours are given on the exchanges so that the buyer can evaluate the purchased goods. If something does not suit him, he can return it back or ask the author to modify something in it.

Freelancing: popular and in-demand professions and skills

Freelancing can be both offline and online. The most popular way for users is the ability to earn income using the Internet system. It's really very convenient.

Creation of texts, its improvement and processing

In this specificity, there are several specializations at once:

• copywriters;
• rewriters;
• proofreaders;
• editors;
• translators.

Any of the chosen professions can be learned online, in most cases it is possible to do it for free.

copywriters and rewriters are the basis, it is they who create the texts. The first category of authors is completely free, as they independently write articles (texts) based on personal experience, knowledge and skills.

Rewriters, this, if explained in simple terms, is specialists who know how to present existing information in a new perspective. They seem to write a presentation on a given topic. To make the text as complete as possible, and therefore useful for users, they use several sources at the same time.

Editors correct errors in the finished text or any shortcomings. This includes correctors.

Content Managers are engaged in filling sites with ready-made information.

translators earn by various translations from foreign languages.

All these professions are not only in demand on the Internet, but are also highly profitable ways to earn money.

Many beginners are interested in questions: how much can you earn freelancing , how much does a specialist or a novice copywriter receive, or how much does a freelance translator earn?

Income depends on many factors. For example, copywriters and rewriters are paid for 1000 characters. The initial rate, on some exchanges is only 5-10 rub. Naturally, this is very little, but, on the other hand, a beginner receives skills, qualifications, experience, earns a rating, which in the future he will certainly need to work and increase his earnings. Professionals get much more - up to 1000 rubles per 1000 characters .

Administrators and programmers

Surely you know that on each site there is an admin (system administrator) or even several of them. Programmers create various scripts, monitor the technical side, test, in some cases create applications and various software products themselves.

To receive income in this direction, you need to understand how the site engine works, be able to use the database, know programming languages, since without them nothing can be understood, installed and tested at all.

Work also refers to highly paid ways to make money on the Internet. You can earn income only on any one site and be its administrator (programmer, work in technical support) or perform one-time tasks. The average salary is from 30 000 rub. per month up to 150,000 rubles.

Designers

A lot depends on the work of graphic designers, namely how the site looks, its attractiveness for users and the convenience of finding various information. A web design specialist must be able to use specialized programs, select pictures, be able to draw, select colors and much more.

I recommend watching an interesting video about the experience and earnings of a freelance designer:

Designers earn very well, their monthly income can reach 200 000 rub. and even be taller.

SEO Specialists

In order for the site to occupy high positions and it can be easily found by each user, the promotion of the resource on the Internet is required. This is what professionals like:

• typesetters;
• analysts;
• SEO Specialists (Seo Specialists).

They optimize all components of the site (text, pictures, tables) in accordance with the algorithms in search engines. In this area, it is necessary to take special courses, that is, training. Real professionals constantly improve their skills, update their knowledge in accordance with changes, modernization and improvement of new algorithms.

The salary of such specialists depends on the types of tasks performed and can be from 5000 rub. for a one-time setup up to 500,000 rubles. per month .

Journalism and filling the resource with information

The duties of such specialists include updating and adding new articles, information, news. In addition, they are engaged in negotiations with advertisers, clients, monitor and control the performance of the resource, in general, they are engaged in administrative work. Journalists are looking for any Interesting Facts, conduct interviews and write various articles on certain topics.

Earnings can be both one-time and permanent basis, in most cases by agreement, as, however, everywhere in freelancing.

Self freelancing

It should be noted right away that this is a low-paid type of income. The work is:

• passing;
• leaving feedback;
• comments on various sites;
• subscribe to social networks and perform other simple tasks.

Advantages : complete freedom in time and by and large does not require any knowledge, experience or skills. That is, both a student and a schoolboy, and a pensioner can earn here.

Usually, pennies are paid for clicks / likes, the average cost of completing a survey 40 rub., for a comment or review can pay from 4 to 100 rubles. Basically, the work goes through specialized sites, where the calculation and selection of various tasks takes place.

More details about making money on such a job are described in the article:.

Pros and cons of freelancing

What are the bad things about freelancing? Like any other business or specialty, it has its positive and negative characteristics.

⛔Cons of freelancing:

• there is not always the possibility of a permanent income;
• not in all cases there are guarantees of payment for the work performed;
• a large number of fraudulent schemes to deceive freelancers;
• absence social guarantees(no pension contributions, paid holidays, including maternity leave, sick leave, there is no accrual of seniority);
• lack of control.

Each freelancer controls himself, but this is not always good. Very often factors such as laziness or shifting to “later” play. Therefore, specialists in this area should be able to clearly distribute their work time. Inconstancy, instability, lack of guarantees - these are the disadvantages of freelancing.

In addition, in order to really earn a lot, you need to constantly improve your skills, qualifications, fill out your portfolio correctly and have ready-made works as samples.

✅Freelance pros:

• independent management of working time;
• free schedule;
• you can work in any convenient place, even at home on the couch, there is no binding to the workplace;
• earnings depend only on the freelancer himself (hard work, time spent, regularity);
• the possibility of increasing earnings (qualifications, experience, skills, advertising).

Anyone can become a freelancer. The main thing is to decide on the direction, that is, the profession, undergo training (you can do it for free) and gradually increase your income. That is, take more work, perform more expensive tasks, or find permanent, preferably several customers.

Resources for finding freelance work

How do freelancers earn and where do they look for customers? For these purposes, there are resources on the Internet: various specialized exchanges, thematic forums and, of course, social networks. In addition, customers can be searched on free bulletin boards such as Avito or using various kinds advertising.

Exchanges for freelancers

The most popular method for finding customers. All you need to do is register as a performer. And then using the filter you can search for tasks.

IMPORTANT: Since there are many performers on the exchanges, try to make sure that the customer chooses you. You need to skillfully present your services, tell why you are better than others, and provide a quality portfolio.

There are narrow and general profile. The first one contains tasks of one direction, for example, writing texts. On others - diverse tasks from drawing to programming. At first, you can register everywhere, and there you will already choose whether to cooperate with a few or with many.

Free classified ads

It’s also a good direction, especially pleased that it’s free and you don’t need to pay anything extra to anyone. Ads can be submitted at least every day, the more such resources a freelancer has, the higher the probability of finding a customer.

NOTE: There are customers who are wary of searching for performers through advertisements, since for them, in fact, there are no guarantees that they will receive quality work if they make an advance payment. And also there are no guarantees for the performer - that his work will be paid.

Thematic forums

It is also very convenient and completely free. There is an opportunity to get a double benefit at once. First, communication with colleagues, a lot useful information. Secondly, it is a great opportunity to find clients.

Social media

One of the most popular and common ways to find customers. No investments are required and there is a high probability that in the process of communication it will be possible to find a customer for yourself.

There are even specialized thematic groups that you can join through search engine social networks. Or you can create your own group and promote your own services.

The most popular exchanges among freelancers

Almost every exchange provides guarantees that the contractor will actually be paid for the work performed. cash. Earning freelancing through such resources is the most reliable way to generate income.

One of the most popular resources on the Internet. In fact, Kwork is not an exchange, it is a kind of online store. Here you can order or already buy finished product, and the price for the entire range of 500 rubles.

EXAMPLE: If a copywriter sells an article (2000 characters for 100 rubles), then he can issue two or three texts at once and sell them at a price of 500 rubles. (that is, for all 2 or 3 articles).

There are different directions and copywriters, translators, developers, programmers, photographers and other specialists can earn money here.

Peculiarities: the exchange takes as much as 20% of the commission, that is, out of 500 rubles you will receive 400.

Also a fairly well-known resource. It belongs to the freelance exchange and you can order various services on it: writing a text, SEO optimization, translations, as well as advertising settings.

Peculiarities: To start receiving tasks, you need to subscribe to a paid subscription.

Good exchange, but has its drawbacks:

• First, the inconvenient interface.
• Secondly, you will need to pay a paid tariff for work.
• Thirdly, for beginners this is not the most the best option, as there is simply huge competition among freelancers.

But there are a huge number of tasks, and if you know how to do it well, then it is possible to earn money here.

Peculiarities: increased attention is paid to account security, which makes the resource more reliable.

FL.ru

One of the oldest and most famous freelance exchanges, in particular in the Russian expanses. Of course, you can find customers here, but there are downsides.

• Firstly, it is quite difficult for beginners to break through, since there is a rating system on the exchange, the higher it is, the easier it is to take an order to work.
• Secondly - paid accounts.

Peculiarities: the advantages include the ability to contact the customer directly, and there are also guarantees of safe transactions.

A Russian freelance exchange that has been operating for over a decade. It provides guarantees to the performer and there is always work on it. There are also opportunities for beginners. Freelancing is different.

Peculiarities: having a secure transaction.

How to make money freelancing - 5 steps required for beginners

The more time at the initial stage you devote to mastering the principle of making money on freelance, the higher your income will be in the future.

So, you have already analyzed your abilities, skills, remembered everything that you could do, and decided what exactly you will do. What's next?

To become a freelancer, it is enough follow just 5 steps.

Step 1. Registration on exchanges.

Choose an exchange or a source to search for customers (create accounts in social networks, register on forums). Registering and filling out your profile as detailed as possible is very important!

ADVICE: Not all customers are in a hurry to cooperate with newcomers. Therefore, it is better to register on many exchanges - this will increase the number of orders. Uninteresting ones will then be eliminated over time.

Step 2. Registering an e-wallet

Electronic wallets are required. Many customers also work through electronic payments.

It is important to register in several payment systems, since not all exchanges cooperate with the same systems. The most popular are WebMoney, Yandex.Money, Qiwi.

Step 3. Portfolio creation

As you complete orders, be sure to replenish your portfolio. It, like the rating, is very important for customers. In a competitive environment, it is important to stand out from the rest in some way, and to make sure that you are noticed and chosen.

At first, you can do without it (in principle, it won’t exist anyway if you are just starting to work), but in the future, for serious earnings, it will definitely be required.

Step 4. Search for a client

The more resources are involved, the higher the likelihood that a freelance job will be found in the near future. When you earn yourself a rating, there will be positive reviews- Customers will find you.

There will also be regular customers. That is, you don’t have to spend half your life just searching.

Step 5. Completing the task

It is important at the very beginning to discuss all the details of the terms of reference, to come to an agreement, to set deadlines, so that later there would be no claims from any of the parties. It is important to turn in the work on time, otherwise you can let the client down and get yourself a negative review, a decrease in rating, or get blacklisted.

If you work directly with the client, then you must definitely receive an advance payment, and only then start work.

How much do freelancers earn, and what affects income

It is difficult to name a certain amount here, since there are many factors that affect income. The most important is qualification.

Even as a beginner in freelancing, you can be an experienced specialist in some area. By doing your job professionally, even at the beginning you can earn 10-20 thousand rubles per month working about 5 hours a day. In 1 - 2 months a rating will appear, regular customers and income will grow.

If you do not have such skills, then you can work and study at the same time. In this case, it may take about six months to reach stable good incomes.

Professional performers with good experience in the exchanges receive 50-80 thousand rubles per month .

The earnings of each freelancer, especially a beginner, also depend on his skills, namely:

• Efficiency of the task. The sooner you do it, the faster you can take on something else, respectively, the earnings will be greater.
• Specializations. Most highly paid professions- programmer, web designer, advertising specialist.
• Quality of work. This directly affects the rating and reviews, on which your success depends.

While the user has no experience or he is small, you can not count on high earnings.

Gradually, with developments, with an increase in the classification, so to speak, with the “fouling” of regular customers, an increase in the rating and an increase in the number of reviews, revenues will increase.

To become a professional freelancer and really make money on the Internet in this way, I advise you to follow these recommendations:

1. You need to get ready for training right away. No need to think that working as a freelancer, that is, at home, in your free time, is an easy way to generate income. In fact, to become a professional, you must definitely study and improve your skills.
2. Do not expect quick results, everything is achieved gradually.
3. Even if not immediately, it will be necessary to create a quality portfolio. In the future, it will definitely come in handy for work.
4. In the early stages of development, you need to apply as often as possible. A large number of them does not at all mean that all customers will choose you, especially if you are completely new, on the contrary, most will be rejected. Any discrepancies in time, if several applications are approved at once, you can always discuss with customers, extend the deadlines.
5. You don’t need to chase big money, it’s better to take the tasks performed and do them efficiently.
6. Do not dwell on low-paying orders for a long time. It is important to remember that with each work performed, the beginner gains experience and accumulates best practices. As a result, the quality increases, which means that the price for orders should be increased.
7. You need to value your time and respect your work.

Working as a freelancer via the Internet is in great demand, and gradually those beginners who take this process seriously (undergo training, improve the quality of work, improve their skills, gain feedback) get results and reach high incomes.

Conclusion

Every year the Internet is becoming more and more dense in human life. People use it to search for information, relax on entertainment sites, watch various films and, most attractively, earn money. Previously, if you wanted to have additional income, a person had to look for any vacancies in his free time from his main activity. Usually these were part-time jobs, seasonal, evening or, conversely, morning views. Now everything is much simpler and freelance earnings are available to everyone.

Physical labor, which used to be practically the only possible view activities as a part-time job, has already faded into the background. The Internet allows you to earn from anywhere in the world, at a convenient time and engage in activities in which a person understands, it is interesting to him, where he has knowledge and experience.

Are you still in doubt - to try or not? Of course, try, and the sooner the better. While you are thinking, others are already making money.

The definition of "freelance" (from the English freelance) is translated into Russian as "non-contract work", "work outside the state", "remote work", "telework", "remote work". All these expressions are true and mean, in principle, the same thing. The essence of the work lies in the fact that the employee is not present in the office and does not appear in staffing company and accounting records.

freelancer earnings

A specialist who makes a living on the Internet never knows where, on what content and at what time he will make a profit. Since a freelancer is a free person, he does not work under a contract, and such factors as the cost of future orders, the amount of work performed and the client's generosity index are obviously unknown to him. Therefore, it is impossible to know in advance what kind of earnings a freelancer "waits" on the network today or tomorrow ... Unless he himself wants to tell about it in detail on the pages of his personal blog.

Components of success

A novice freelancer, having barely registered on one of the earnings sites, is unlikely to immediately earn an amount that can be called a decent income. To be successful, a beginner needs:

1) acquire skills that allow him to be called a specialist in the provision of one or more services;

2) regularly replenish the portfolio, improve and gain new experience;

3) learn to meet the requirements of most customers;

4) do not get hung up on one task, try to take several orders at once and learn to combine them, switching from one project to another;

5) constantly be in touch with the employer;

6) show diplomacy in relation to customers;

7) do not forget that the timing of completion of work is no less important than their quality;

8) learn to divide complex work into several stages and perform the simplest first, and then the most difficult parts of the work.

Beginners who have not coped with complex orders often begin to have complexes, agreeing to work for the minimum wage. In fact, there is nothing terrible in such tactics if experience is “complete” with small fees and, importantly, the rating on the site that the freelancer has chosen as a platform for earning is rising, albeit slowly.

More about income

Experts who set out to determine the level of income of citizens belonging to different social strata found that the earnings of Russian freelancers are equal to about two salaries of employees whose jobs are tied to offices. According to research, the average monthly salary of a freelancer is about 40 thousand rubles. The richest freelancers are programmers and web designers.

After the results of research on the topic: “Earning a freelancer” were published, the feedback that was received testified to the incompetence of the researchers. According to the freelancers themselves, most of them, contrary to the estimates of experts, earn much less than the specified amount (40,000) and their average earnings are formed mainly from several small projects, the cost of each of which ranges from 1 to 3 thousand rubles.

If you really want...

The most prosperous, according to experts, are IT specialists. Most employers do not agree with this. The fact is that not every employer agrees to hire freelancers. These free-spirited online job seekers are said by some employers to have a habit of turning down jobs they find difficult to handle. But the remaining 30% of employers note that by inviting remote employees, they save on taxes, salaries and rent of premises.

Meanwhile, the majority of people who are satisfied with remote work and freelancer earnings (55% of them), demonstrating high labor productivity, have higher education and upscale vocational training. According to statistics, only 26% of full-time employees have higher education. An interesting fact: the most diligent and educated freelancers turned out to be housewives involved in raising children.

Writing texts

Drafting unique texts, or copyright, as well as modification of ready-made texts, or rewriting, are one of the most common types of earnings on-line. All that a copywriter needs is to correctly express his thoughts, have a personal computer and Internet access. In addition, this type of earnings has two significant advantages:

• making money on the Internet as a freelance copywriter or rewriter does not involve any investment;

• It has never occurred to any customer to find out the level of education of a copywriter whose texts meet the requirements.

What do newbies not know about?

Many potential copywriters are interested in one question: "What problems will a newbie who has just registered on the freelancing exchange face?". A decent income on the Internet as a freelancer is experience, time devoted to mastering the necessary skills and perseverance in achieving your goal. Even a person who writes first-class texts once had to search for customers for the first time.

Looking for (rewriters) either rush to specialized exchanges, or advertise on sites where potential performers and employers gather. The latter, as a rule, have a lot of "incredibly profitable" offers that promise unthinkably high profits with a small load. In reality, it often happens that, working without raising his head, the copywriter is left without money: when the moment of reckoning comes, the "employer" either disappears or informs the performer that there will be no payment, since his text is illiterate and uninteresting.

There are so many freelancing scammers that some "young" network workers, faced with several scammers, abandon further attempts to find work on the Internet. The freelancer's earnings become "another divorce" for them.

However, in global network there are quite a few companies that really pay the employee for his work, without pestering him with promises and talk about dizzying and easy money.

Earnings as a freelancer primarily depend on how much time a person is willing to devote to work (no one will give money just like that). Needless to say, freelancers who work and get paid see this way of making a profit in a completely different way?

Interaction between client and contractor

The freelancer-employer relationship is one of the most important components of remote work. The adequacy of the client is indicated by such factors as the style of work, the complexity of the tasks set, the willingness to pay for someone else's work, a fair assessment of the amount of work, and so on. By collaborating with "anomalous" clients, freelancers, spending more time, receive much less income.

During the first interaction with the customer, the freelancer must not only make a good impression on the new employer, but also decide for himself whether he will cooperate with this person in the future.

So how much do copywriters earn?

According to the results of the research activities of specialists involved in collecting information on-line, about a fifth of remote workers earn 40-60 thousand rubles, and only 2% of on-line employees managed to overcome the 150,000 mark. Network employees involved in copywriting, but who have not yet mastered this profession to perfection, earn from 25 to 40 thousand rubles a month.

A freelance copywriter depends, first of all, on the efforts made. People who take their work seriously (set their own work schedule and correctly calculate working hours) earn about $300 a month. In this profession, money comes with experience. An experienced copywriter can earn $500. e.

Can a person with no skills make money online?

Here are some easy ways to make money:

• Collection of information from thematic sites. The essence of the work is as follows: a specific query is entered into the Google search box, after which it collects contact information. Having saved the information received in a text file, the freelancer exchanges the obtained information for money. The freelancer's earnings in this case depend on his scrupulousness.

• Checking sites for cross-browser compatibility. The freelancer finds out what the site looks like when opened in different browsers, takes screenshots, sends them to the customer, and then receives payment.

• Collection of information from the pages of online stores. The contractor collects information about certain products and sends it to the customer. In some cases, clients ask the contractor to rewrite the obtained information in their own words, and then the freelancer's earnings increase.

Popular types of earnings on-line also include:

• accounting services;

• website promotion;

• medical, legal and other consultations;

• writing comments or evaluating the work of the site;

• writing responses-comments on the sites-"questionnaires";

• recommendations regarding the modernization of sites and online stores.

Freelance- this is one of the most popular ways to make money on the Internet, in which the performer fulfills one-time orders from employers (most often webmasters) for an agreed amount of money

At the same time, no contracts are concluded, a person works at home, and he himself determines the volume and subject of orders, as well as the terms of cooperation with a specific customer.

Those who do freelance work are called freelancers. This term has become quite fashionable lately.

Freelance work is very attractive. Here is just a small list of benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Freedom in the profile of the choice of work activities (you can engage in programming, and copywriting, and design, and translation)
• The ability to earn money in any place where there is a computer with the Internet (and even then the Internet is needed only for the delivery of work)

There are also disadvantages. For example, you will have to look for orders yourself. No one will bring anything on a silver platter. Fortunately, there are special exchanges (links to them will be further in the text).

A freelancer does not have a permanent salary, it will not work to sit out until the end of the month and receive money, as is sometimes the case with office workers. “What you stomp is what you stomp” is an old proverb that describes freelancers very accurately.

Another not very pleasant nuance is the low wages for newcomers. Before the income becomes stable and worthy, novice freelancers have to earn credibility in the market - improve their skills, “grow” rating, enrich portfolio, collect positive feedback from customers, etc.

Popular Freelance Professions

Anyone can become a freelancer - there is work on the Internet for everyone who can do at least something on the Internet. The following professions on the Internet have always been and will be in high demand:

• programmers
• website builders and designers
• seo optimizers
• professionals in photo and video processing
• text specialists: copywriters and translators

Instructions: how to start a freelancer for a beginner

So you've decided to become a freelancer. So you need:

1. Internet wallet

Yandex Money and Webmoney are best suited for these purposes. That is where the money will go to.

2. Be in touch

The most popular methods of communication are still ICQ and Skype (the latter is preferable) - they will be needed for prompt communication with the customer, because in the process of doing work, a lot of questions usually arise.

Now about the main thing. How to find a job? Where can a freelancer express himself and earn income? The easiest and most reliable way to become a performer on the freelance exchange.

3. Where to look for freelance orders

Freelance exchange- This is a specialized place for finding work for a freelancer. Here meet "face to face" customers and performers. This is a kind of intermediary between those who need a certain kind of service, and those who can perform them. Here you will definitely find a job according to your profile. There are many Russian-language exchanges on the Internet that can become a launching pad for a novice freelancer. Foreign exchanges belong to a special category. Here you can earn really good money, but in order to communicate on these resources, you must be fluent in the language.

Let's take a quick look at the most popular freelancing exchanges.

Exchanges and freelance sites

Partially, copywriting exchanges can also be attributed to freelance exchanges:

A variety of order topics allow everyone to find a job according to their profile. In addition, there is the possibility of putting up for sale finished articles - as practice shows, sooner or later they are all sold out. For those who want to write texts, I advise you to read the article: how to make money on copywriting.

And finally, a few more recommendations for a novice freelancer. Do not be afraid of low tariffs at first. Perform even the least paid work with high quality - this way you will earn reviews that increase your competitiveness, and you will find regular customers who, having appreciated your professionalism, will definitely increase your wages. And, finally, never hand over the work to the customer before he blocks the agreed amount of money on your account.

Many, having heard about freelancing, begin to sigh heavily. The reason for this is the fact that distant work is gaining popularity and more and more people want to try to work for themselves. But for some reason, most people think that freelancing is limited to writing texts and creating websites. But no, my dears! The boundaries of the field of remote work are much wider than it seems at first. There are many types of remote work and ways to earn money using the Internet. You just need to determine for yourself which direction is right for you, and then everything will go like clockwork.

So, I want to present you some proven ways to make money through remote work.

Provision of services

Each of us has some skills, however, not everyone knows how to sell this skill competently. For example, are you good at foreign languages or are a master of sports in bodybuilding. Why not use it for the benefit of yourself and your pocket? You can easily teach what you know to other people. How to do it? There are special resources for this, like www.iq2u.ru, where you can offer your services as a coach, tutor or instructor.

Earning from blogging and reviews

Today, there are many sites that are willing to pay users for interesting content or writing reviews for various products. As for blogs, you register on one of these sites, start your own blog and start sharing your thoughts, knowledge, and experience. The more visitors your posts attract and have a large number of views, the more money you yourself earn. As a rule, money for blogging is credited once a month, after which you can withdraw it using one of the methods offered on the site. With reviews, things are almost the same, but in addition to money for every 1000 views, you also get money for a unique review with a photo written on a product or service that has not previously been published on this site.

Additional side job

If you already have a stable job or study, but at the same time would like to earn extra money from time to time, then here is the site www.homestaff.me to help you. Here you will find many ads not only for professionals, but also for simple assistants. So, for example, you can earn extra money as a one-time courier, loader, driver, and so on. The choice of the proposed work is very wide, so everyone is sure to find something to their liking.

Handmade

Although many do not consider this direction to be part of freelancing, but in fact, hand-made is also related to remote work. If your talents lie in creating interesting and unusual things with your own hands, then why not make money on it. Many people are ready to give money for jewelry self made or some souvenirs. And to find a clientele, it is enough to place an advertisement for the sale of your homemade products on one of the sites with advertisements, for example, www.made.ru.

Freelance

Actually the same direction, because of which all the fuss. Freelancing is easy enough, especially if you are a journalist, designer, programmer, and so on. There are countless freelance exchanges in Runet, so finding a suitable job is not difficult. And yet, it is worth giving preference to proven services, where a large number of projects in various specializations are published daily. One of the most popular freelance services is the www.freelance.ru exchange. By the way, such freelancing can bring a very good income and allows you to leave your permanent job to work at home. However, if you do not know how to write or make up websites, then on the same exchanges you can find a part-time job, which is described in the next paragraph.

Earnings on small orders

The simplest and easiest way to make money, available to almost everyone who is more or less able to use the Internet and a computer. You do not need to have a lot of experience or have any unusual talents and skills. You will be paid to place ads on various platforms, type scanned text, or simply collect a customer base on the Internet. Agree, you do not need to be a genius to do such work.

Due to the fact that more and more people are registered in social networks, a lot of work has appeared related to this particular direction. You can find a job where your duties will be the beautiful design of posts in groups and communities, the search for interesting material and its further publication, the moderation of group members' comments, the selection of advertisements and the invitation of new users. On this, you can safely earn about 15-20 thousand rubles a month, and you will agree that this is a good part-time job.

Results

It is likely that I have not listed all the ways that will allow you to earn money from remote work, but they are really proven, both by me and my friends. The main thing is to choose what you like and try to see in work an opportunity to get additional income, and not a way to earn a lot of money. If you think about huge money, then it is quite possible that you will be disappointed and leave the world of freelancing without understanding it. Or maybe somewhere there, in the future, something bright and successful was really waiting for you.